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With 2,020 residents, it is a town in Seine-Maritime, Normandy.
Where it does best is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 23% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its weakest is schools — brevet results 2.4 points below the expected rate. It also trails on walkability: 45% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes sell for a median €2,095/m², so 70 m² costs 6 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Métropole Rouen Normandie.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Duclair has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Duclair with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Duclair has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The one thing Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Duclair does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Duclair as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Notre-Dame-de-Bliquetuit, 3.1 mi away.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Duclair is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Duclair.
At the census, 4.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Seine-Maritime’s towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs located in Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Duclair: 150, for 950 residents in work (0.2 each). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €28,430 a year.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
There is no general lycée within 5 km; one lies 6.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Commandant CharcotNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 85 | 75%−3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Seine-Maritime: 84.7 years for women, 78.7 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 93 deaths in Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Duclair between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 121: 23% below. The nearest emergency department to Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Duclair is Centre hospitalier Saint Julien Petit Quevilly, 11.9 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Degrees are held by 24% of adults, higher than Seine-Maritime’s towns (22%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). Retirement age and beyond: 17% of residents are 65 or older. Add to that, people aged 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Duclair | Seine-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
55 sales of houses and apartments in Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Duclair, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,095/m².
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,095/m² | 55 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
One notable person was born in Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Duclair.
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Duclair is a commune of 2,020 people in the Métropole Rouen Normandie. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Duclair | 2,020 | — | — | C+ | — | A− |
| Le Trait | 4,704 | 2 | C | B | C | B+ |
| Duclair | 3,996 | 2.5 | C | C+ | B+ | C |
| Arelaune-en-Seine | 2,546 | 3.7 | B | B+ | A | B+ |
| Rives-en-Seine | 4,002 | 4.6 | C | B− | B | C+ |
| Barentin | 12,022 | 6 | C | B | C | C |
| Pavilly | 6,029 | 6.8 | C | B− | B | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Duclair has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 1.7 recorded violent incidents and 3.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C−, better than 18% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,095/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Duclair grades C+ for cost of living.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.